Models

coding-glm-5.3 vs grok-4.5

Output tokens cost $0.22 per million on coding-glm-5.3 and $6.00 per million on grok-4.5. Input tokens cost $0.06 per million on coding-glm-5.3 and $2.00 per million on grok-4.5. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.06 per million on coding-glm-5.3 and $0.50 per million on grok-4.5.

Z.AIcoding-glm-5.3Grokgrok-4.5
Z.AI logo
coding-glm-5.3
Z.AI · text → text

GLM-5.3 is Z.ai’s reasoning model for coding and agentic workflows, designed for complex software engineering, long-running agents, and vulnerability analysis. It uses the same base model as GLM-5.2, with scaled post-training improving coding, task execution, and token efficiency. This model is a limited-time preview version of GLM-5.3, intended for testing and evaluation only. Service stability is not guaranteed, and we do not recommend using it in production environments. We’re waiting for the official commercial API release and will integrate it as soon as official support becomes available.

Input$0.06 /M
Output$0.22 /M
Grok logo
grok-4.5
Grok · text, image → text

Grok 4.5 was trained on datasets spanning knowledge in coding, science, engineering, and math. With both intelligent and efficient reasoning, Grok 4.5 excels at real engineering tasks and exceeds comparable leading models at these tasks.

Input$2.00 /M
Output$6.00 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

coding-glm-5.3
grok-4.5
Input /M
$0.06
$2.00
Output /M
$0.22
$6.00
Cache read /M
$0.06
$0.50
Context length
0
500,000
Max output
0
500,000
Time to First Token
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2.3 s
Throughput
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35.1 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

coding-glm-5.3
$6.90 /mo
grok-4.5
$210 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: coding-glm-5.3, grok-4.5?

coding-glm-5.3: $0.22/M output tokens; grok-4.5: $6.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

coding-glm-5.3 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; grok-4.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context.

Can I call coding-glm-5.3 and grok-4.5 with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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